Cranberry-picker



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. M. M. GHEW.

GRANBERRY PICKER.

No. 334,565. Patented Jan. 19, 1886..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATTHIAS M. CHW, OF WILLIAMSTOWN, NEV JERSEY.

CRANBERRY-PICKER.

, SPECIFICATION forming pari; of Letters Patent No. 334,565, datedJanuary 19, 1886.

Application tiled November 20, 1884. Serial No.148,459.

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Be it known that I, MATTI-rms M. CHEw, a citizen ofthe United States,residing in Williamstown, county of Gloucester, State of New Jersey,have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Cranberry-Pickers, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a front View of acranberry-picker, partly broken away, embodying my invention. Fig. 2represents a vertical section thereof in line x x, Fig. 1. Fig.Srepresents a plan View thereof, partly broken away.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a rectangular frame, formed ofmetal, of an upper piece, B, and side pieces, G C. Attached to saidupper piece, B, are pieces b, which form bearings for side bars, to behereinafter referred to.

B represents the lower side of said frame. Securely attached to theouter portions of the sides C C are supports D D, each of which iscomposed of arms D D and a brace-bar, D. The arm D' extends at an anglebackward and upward, and the arm D extends forward and upward untilabout on a level with the top of the side B, when it is bent so that itbecomes nearly vertical.

Rigidly secured between the two arms D D', at their upper ends, is ahandle, E, and between th'e arms D D is pivotally placed the handle E',having an oscillating or turning motion.

Bigidly fastened to the handle E', and adjacent to the upright portionsof the arms D D, are bars F F, each of which has a toggle or elbow jointconnection, f, with an adjustable bar, F. The lower ends of bars FFarepivotally connected to side bars, G G, which extend or project forwardfrom the ends of atrtaching-pieces b to points in front of the arms D D.Each of the bars G is adjustable in length and composed of two parts, gg', having slots and screw-bolts, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, whereby,when desired, .the length of the bars may be Varied. Acrossbar, G',connects the two front ends of the bars G G.

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Firmly secured to and projecting from the sides or bars B'., C C, and Gare iingers H, of steel or other suitable material, forming aninclosure, J. The upper series ofthese fingers, or those projecting fromthe bar G, curve downward, their points being on or about the plane ofthe points of the fingers, which extend upward nearly in astraight linefrom thelower side, B. The fingers extending from thesides C C, as wellas those from the bar B, are for the greater portion of theirlengthstraight, or nearly so, curving upward, however, a little towardtheir free ends. Those on thesides are not uniform in length, butdecrease from the bottom upward toward the top, their ends reachingnearly to the outer sides of the fingers projecting from the bar G. Theopen part of the frame A between the sides Bv B and C C may be coveredwith any suitable material, as sheet metal, wood, leather, Sto.; orareceptacle-such as a bag-may be attached to the rear portion ot' thesaid frame.

The manner of using the device is as follows: The picker, being held bythe handle E, is opened by means of handle E' being turned on itssupport, so that the fingers projecting from the bar G are raised by theaction of the toggle or elbow joint. The device isthen pushed forwardamong the vines until a sufficient quantity of berries has beengathered, when it is closed and drawn backward, freeing the berrieswithin from the vines, whereupon it may be opened and the berries takentherefrom; or, if a bag or other receptacle has been placed asmentioned, the fruit may be readily poured therein. In case of theuneven wear of the points of the upper and lower fingers, their relativeposition can be readily adjusted by varying the length of the side barsG G and the bars F F.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a cranberry-picker, the back frame, A, composed of barsB B CG, andthe top frame composedof the cross-bar G', connected with the back frameby adjustable bars G, the said bars B G G G being provided with fingersH, forming an inclosure, J, substantially as described.

2. A cranberry-picker composed of a back IOO frame, a top frainchavingadjustable side bars and pivotally connected to said back frame, andlingers extending from the side and bottom bars of said back frame andi'roin the front bar of said top traine, whereby an inclosure is formed,the fingers of the top frame and bottom bar of the back frame beingcurved and interlocking, substantially as described.

3. A eranberryipioker composed of a. back frame and a top l'ralnepivotally connected, each of said frames having fingers secured thereto,forming an inclosure, the top frame having` adjustable sectional'sidebars, whereby the lingers attached tothe front bar of the top frame maybe adjusted relatively to the fingers of the bottom bar ofthe backframe, substantially as described.

4. In a cranberry-picker, the back frame, A, in combination with piecesb, the top frame composed of side bars G and cross-bars G', the lingersH, forming an inclosure, supports D D, handles E l, and short bars F andF, havcombi nation with the bars F F, adjustable bars F' F, and bars GG, substantially as described.

l'. In a cranberry-picker, the frame A, having fingers secured to thesides and bottom of said fraine, in combination with adjustable bars G,pivotally secured to blocks b, and cross-bar G', having` fingers, andthe bars G composed of two parts adjustably connected by bolts orrivets, substantially as described.

MATTHIAS M. CHEW.

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